Mohit Balaji

Bio

Honors and Awards

• Sunshine State Conference Golfer of the Week (9/29/2025).

As a Senior

• Played at the University of Tampa for the 2025-26 season.
• Competed in 30 rounds across 10 events during the 2025–26 season.
• Recorded a season scoring average of 73.53, finishing +2 relative to par.
• Captured a 1st-place finish at the Hurricane Invitational (Sept. 22–23) with a sizzling 73-68-70 for a 211 (-5) total, putting together a perfect 80–0 head-to-head record.
• Earned a top-10 finish at the Citrus Intercollegiate (Oct. 27–28), where he shot 77-69-68 for a 214 (-2) and tied for 7th of 75 players (68–6).
• Carded a 217 (+1) at the Jay Jennison Cup (Sept. 29–30) to tie for 19th in a 96-player field (77–18).
• Shot a 218 (+5) at the Shark Invitational (March 23–24) to tie for 42nd out of 84 players (42–41).
• Finished tied for 44th of 100 at the Battle at the Lakes (March 30–31) after rounds of 72-74-77 for a 223 (+7) total (56–43).
• Finished tied for 49th of 100 at the 2026 Saint Leo Invitational (Feb. 16–17) with rounds of 71-75-73, posting a 219 (+3) and a 51–48 record.
• Carded a 222 (+6) at the Matlock Classic (Feb. 9–10) after rounds of 74-74-74, finishing tied for 30th of 80 (50–29).
• Matched that 222 (+6) total at the First Federal Southeastern Collegiate (March 9–10) to finish tied for 54th of 88 players (34–53).
• Shot 229 (+13) at the Sunshine State Conference Championship (April 20–21) to tie for 36th out of 53 players (14–35).
• Finished tied for 79th of 90 at the Copperhead Championship (Oct. 13–14) with a 231 (+18) total (11–78).
• Finished the season with a 483–351 head-to-head record (.579).

As a Junior

• Transferred to the University of Tampa for the 2024-25 season.
• Competed in 20 rounds across 7 events during the 2024–25 season.
• Recorded a season scoring average of 73.90, finishing +2 relative to par.
• Delivered back-to-back strong showings with 215 (-1) at both the Matlock Collegiate Classic (Feb. 10–11) and the Saint Leo Invitational (Feb. 17–18).
• Placed 12th of 80 at the Matlock after rounds of 71-72-72, compiling a 68–11 head-to-head record.
• Finished tied for 15th of 99 at the Saint Leo Invitational with rounds of 75-69-71, posting an 84–14 record.
• Earned a top-10 finish at the Citrus Intercollegiate (Oct. 28–29), where he shot 73-76-72 for a 221 (+5) and tied for 10th of 84 (74–9).
• Carded a 221 (+8) at the Griffin Invitational (Sept. 16–17) to tie for 23rd in a 68-player field (45–22).
• Finished tied for 44th of 75 at The National Preview (Sept. 23–24) after rounds of 73-76 for a 149 (+7) total (31–43).
• Closed with a final-round 72 to cap a 228 (+12) at the Southeastern Collegiate (Mar. 10–11), finishing tied for 76th of 88 (12–75).
• Shot 229 (+13) at the SSC Championship (Apr. 13–15) to tie for 36th out of 50 players (14–35).
• Finished the season with a 328–209 head-to-head record (.611).

As a Sophomore (FAU)

• Returned to Florida Atlantic University for 2023-24 season.
• Did not compete in any events.

As a Freshman

• Enrolled at Florida Atlantic University for 2022-23 season.
• Competed in one event in each of the fall and spring season.
• His best finish was a tie for 68th place at the Streamsong Invitational.

High School

• Graduated from The First Academy.
• Was coached by Robin Rosado.
• State championship individual.
• Medallion Scholar.
• Team captain in 2020.

Personal

• Volunteer for PGA tournaments.
• Finance major.
• Son of Rama Balaji and Balaji Sampath.
• Has one sibling: Arvind Balaji.
• Birthdate: 11/19/2003.